Young people turned out in near-record numbers for the 2026 midterms, with the economy top of their minds 
JD Vance singled out Iran War for midterm rout – he didn’t say what should happen next in conflict 
Black Michiganders helped push Abdul El-Sayed to victory – but the numbers show he was less popular with this key voting block than some other Democratic candidates 
How Amendment 3, vaccine mandates and school vouchers will shape Florida under the leadership of Byron Donalds 
Delayed international support has hampered efforts to contain and treat Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo 
Young people turned out in near-record numbers for the 2026 midterms, with the economy top of their minds
A near record-high number of young people turned out to vote in the 2026 midterm...
JD Vance singled out Iran War for midterm rout – he didn’t say what should happen next in conflict
Iranians at a pro-regime rally in Tehran’s Enqelab Square on Nov. 4, 2026, taunt U.S....
Black Michiganders helped push Abdul El-Sayed to victory – but the numbers show he was less popular with this key voting block than some other Democratic candidates
Progressive Abdul El-Sayed’s victory in Michigan’s U.S. Senate race was one of the most-watched contests...
How Amendment 3, vaccine mandates and school vouchers will shape Florida under the leadership of Byron Donalds
Byron Donalds delivers his victory speech in Hollywood, Fla. AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell In the midst...
Delayed international support has hampered efforts to contain and treat Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The DRC is in the seventh month of an Ebola outbreak. AP Photo/Sebastien Kitsa Musayi...
I study polling failures – this time, pollsters were mostly right, if not precise
Voters cast their ballots at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York...
Why one positive E. coli sample put a Pittsburgh-area community under a boil-water advisory
Boiling makes tap water safe during advisories. karimitsu/iStock via Getty Imags Plus A boil-water advisory...
NASA’s Swift telescope has burned up, months after a robot sent to save it failed – here’s why it’s so hard to boost a satellite
NASA’s Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory orbits above Earth in this illustration. NASA’s Goddard Space Flight...
Pennsylvania Democrats now have power to push forward on election reform, marijuana legalization and minimum wage increases
Democrats, including Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro, left, and Lt. Gov. Austin Davis, will have full...
How a French philosopher’s warnings about speed and power describe today’s AI race
Paul Virilio on the site of ‘Ce qui arrive,’ an installation he planned in Paris...
